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Dear colleagues,

Let me introduce you to the new electronic Russian magazine "Sustainable Building Technologies" SBT, which you can safely browse, download and read online from www.zvt.abok.ru and easy flipping through the publication on your laptops, smart phones and tablets.

The magazine is issued by ABOK - noncommercial partnership of engineers - well known and recognized among 50 000 professionals all over Russia. The magazine is mainly directed to the audience of 50 000 engineers in Russia who is responsible for making all engineering decisions on projects in the country as well as for choosing the particular equipment and other design-and-construction issues and approaches.

The process of building sustainable environment is in the focus of the magazine. The sustainability in construction is considered from the point of view of all professionals involved in its creation stream (investors, developers, architects, designers, consultants, economists, engineers, assessors, manufacturers, commissioners, operation managers and of course decision makers at all levels).

We look forward to a wide professional audience - receptive to anything new and substantiated by 100%.  That is why we have launched this project and issued the Zero or Test edition available by www.zvt.abok.ru.

In every issue of the magazine we intent to introduce you to the most vivid viable and profitable examples of high and green technologies implemented in design-construction-and-operation stages of the building process, as well as all technical and economical details of those technologies that make the built cases energy efficient, functional, yet comfortable.

Our magazine will be issued 4 times a year. The magazine is mainly in Russian – especially in frame of Western cases lighting. In the next editions there will be a special part in English on the Russian cases and other analytical information. In parallel with the essential magazine we will develop lots of activities on its promotion in wide web, meetings, conferences, B-to-B events and social media.

I hope our magazine will be your source for professional viable choice and inspiration for decisions. As minimum it could give you an awareness of the world class green trends in design and construction and its capacities for implementation in Russia. Welcome to subscribe for your copy for free at:  zvt.abok.ru.

I will be glad for your offers and comments. Please feel free to contact to me.

Marianna Brodach,
The chief editor of "Sustainable Building Technologies",
Vice president of "ABOK"
Professor of Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy),
brodatch@abok.ru

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